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'''Ratchetpedia''' is an independent wiki focusing on the ''Ratchet & Clank'' video game series, developed by Insomniac Games and High Impact Games. The site was founded by Sove and [[UxieLover1994]] on March 31, {{tag|FoundedIn2012|2012}}. <!--Its current goal is to reach 1,000 articles that are deemed by the wiki's staff to be "complete," as well as to "perfect" its templates and develop its own custom skin. It aims to become the best English source of ''Ratchet & Clank'' information in the world. - We've got alliance with the Wikia version. This part will be rewritten-->
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The idea for Ratchetpedia came to UxieLover1994 around October 2011 while she was editing the now-defunct [[Spyropedia]], and after several months of working with Sove &mdash; a friend of UxieLover1994 &mdash; the site finally came into existence.
'''Ratchetpedia''' is a [[wiki]] that functions as a community hub for the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series that anyone can edit. The aim of the site is to provide a community portal for fans of the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series by providing walkthroughs and basic articles about ''Ratchet & Clank'', while linking to further ''Ratchet & Clank'' resources. The site was founded by Sove and [[UxieLover1994]] on March 31, {{tag|Founded in 2012|2012}}.


==Differences in style between Ratchetpedia and Ratchet & Clank wiki==
The idea for Ratchetpedia came to UxieLover1994 around October 2011 while she was editing the now-defunct [[Spyropedia]], and after several months of working with Sove — a friend of UxieLover1994 — the site finally came into existence.
* Ratchetpedia uses present tense. Ratchet & Clank wiki uses past tense, like most sci-fi wikis.
* Ratchetpedia uses templates with materials borrowed from several other wikis. Ratchet & Clank wiki uses the default templates.
* Ratchetpedia claims to have a stricter notability policy.
* Ratchet & Clank wiki claims to have better spelling and grammar standards then Ratchetpedia, and also has foreign language support unlike Ratchetpedia. (Though this is due to the latter having only one member so far)
* Voice actors are given their own articles on Ratchet & Clank wiki. Ratchetpedia links to other wikis such as [[Wikipedia]] or [[Bulbapedia]], for voice actors.
* Character articles use the characters' real names on Ratchet & Clank wiki. Ratchetpedia often uses nicknames.
* Ratchetpedia has a strict spoiler policy and its admins always limit the information and content of the articles to ensure that no major spoilers are posted. Ratchet & Clank wiki's articles are more comprehensive and may include spoilers when considered necessary.
* Ratchet & Clank wiki is pro-Wikia and proud of it. Ratchetpedia is anti-Wikia, and jealous of their counterpant's rankings.


Due to these differences the Ratchetpedia administration claims that their wiki is more fair then their wikia counterpart; despite this, the two appear to be on good terms. Ratchetpedia tends to use an editing style similar to that of both the defunct Spyropedia and the [[Kingdom Hearts Wiki]]. It aspires to be unique, hopefully with its own unique templates and skin at some point in the future. The site is a strong follower of the IWAs and even wishes to be accepted among the IWA one day. Ratchetpedia has claimed that it will be very happy to affiliate with any wiki that's independent, no matter what size or topic, but will always deny a site that's a part of any wiki farms, especially Wikia.
;History
Ratchetpedia was created by UxieLover1994 and Sove on March 31, 2012. It was originally intended to become an independent ''Ratchet & Clank'' encyclopedia, but after a partnership with the [[Ratchet & Clank wiki|''Ratchet & Clank'' wiki]] was created (ending several disputes) Ratchetpedia's role was changed to become a community hub, becoming a ''Ratchet & Clank'' resource site for fans. It was decided that Ratchetpedia would cover walkthroughs and other Ratchet & Clank resources, while producing simpler articles about key aspects of the series which linked to the ''Ratchet & Clank'' wiki for further information.


The site has [http://www.youtube.com/user/Ratchetpedia it's own YouTube account] run by UxieLover. A walkthrough for ''Ratchet & Clank'' was recently completed and Uxie's now doing a walkthrough for the second game: ''Going Commando''.
;Communication
 
In addition to communicating on the community portal, discussion board and talk pages, the wiki has an IRC channel on freenode at #ratchetpedia (irc://irc.freenode.com/ratchetpedia). It also has a YouTube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/Ratchetpedia
In late August 2012, Ratchetpedia and the Ratchet & Clank Wiki have formed a partnership after a long silence. Ratchetpedia will become a walkthrough-oriented wiki while the Wikia version will remain the main one.
 
* '''Founders''': Sove, UxieLover1994
 
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==See Also==
;See also
*[[Ratchet & Clank wiki]] &mdash; the much larger, older and prouder [[Wikia]] hosted site that claims to be endorsed by Sony.
*''[[Ratchet & Clank wiki]]'' — the more encyclopedic [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]] hosted site that claims to be endorsed by Sony.


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Ratchetpedia is a wiki that functions as a community hub for the Ratchet & Clank series that anyone can edit. The aim of the site is to provide a community portal for fans of the Ratchet & Clank series by providing walkthroughs and basic articles about Ratchet & Clank, while linking to further Ratchet & Clank resources. The site was founded by Sove and UxieLover1994 on March 31, 2012.

The idea for Ratchetpedia came to UxieLover1994 around October 2011 while she was editing the now-defunct Spyropedia, and after several months of working with Sove — a friend of UxieLover1994 — the site finally came into existence.

History

Ratchetpedia was created by UxieLover1994 and Sove on March 31, 2012. It was originally intended to become an independent Ratchet & Clank encyclopedia, but after a partnership with the Ratchet & Clank wiki was created (ending several disputes) Ratchetpedia's role was changed to become a community hub, becoming a Ratchet & Clank resource site for fans. It was decided that Ratchetpedia would cover walkthroughs and other Ratchet & Clank resources, while producing simpler articles about key aspects of the series which linked to the Ratchet & Clank wiki for further information.

Communication

In addition to communicating on the community portal, discussion board and talk pages, the wiki has an IRC channel on freenode at #ratchetpedia (irc://irc.freenode.com/ratchetpedia). It also has a YouTube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/Ratchetpedia

See also

Ratchet & Clank wikis in these languages (view / edit)
language 639-1 wiki site(s)
Dutch (nl) Ratchet & Clank Wikia (Dutch)
English (en) Ratchet & Clank wiki, Ratchetpedia
Finnish (fi) Ratchet & Clank Wikia (Finnish)
German (de) Ratchet & Clank (De.Wikia)
Norwegian (no) Ratchet & Clank Wikia (Norwegian)
Portuguese (pt) Ratchet & Clank Wikia (Portuguese)
Spanish (es) Ratchet & Clank (Es.Wikia)

Note: detail of above red links can be found at a former WikiNode